Main description:

From the experts at Johns Hopkins University who bring you the bestselling Harriet Lane Handbook, the Harriet Lane Handbook of Pediatric Antimicrobial Therapy delivers quick, dependable answers to help you effectively treat a broad spectrum of pediatric infectious diseases. This highly regarded medical reference book is your pocket-sized source for all of the evidence-based recommendations you need to provide the best possible care to your young patients.

Contents:

CONTENTS

I. Recommended Treatment for Bacterial Infections

II. Recommended Treatment for Mycobacterial Infections

III. Recommended Treatment for Viral Infections

IV. Recommended Treatment for Fungal Infections

V. Recommended Treatment for Parasitic and Protozoal Infections

I. Common Mechanisms of Microbial Resistance

II. Discordance Between in Vitro Susceptibility and in Vivo Efficacy

I. General Principles

II. Antimicrobials Requiring Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

III. Special Topics in Antimicrobial Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

IV. Pharmacokinetic Monitoring in Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

V. Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) Antimicrobial Relationships

VI. Drug Interactions

I. Blood

II. Cardiovascular

III. Central Nervous System

IV. Skin

V. Gastrointestinal

VI. Endocrine/METABOLIC

VII. Renal/Genitourinary

VIII. Respiratory

IX. Hepatic

X. Ocular

XI. Musculoskeletal

XII. Hypersensitivity

XIII. Other

I. Penicillin

II. Amoxicillin

III. Cephalosporins

IV. Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX) Oral

V. Fluoroquinolone

VI. Vancomycin

VII. Aminoglycosides

VIII. Clindamycin

IX. Linezolid

X. Darunavir